Greece is now 1st Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church.

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